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Recent News About US Department of Labor (DOL)
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Today, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing titled, “Supporting Quality Workforce Development Opportunities and Innovation to Address Barriers to Employment.”
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Today, the U.S. Senate voted 50-46 to confirm Dr. Robert Califf to be the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
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A required report presented by the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury to Congress shows that health plans and health insurance issuers are failing to deliver parity of benefits for people they cover who have mental health and substance-use disorders.
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The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $145,027 in fines to Buffalo-based food manufacturer Rich Products Corps. after a willful violation led to the fatal injury of one worker.
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The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division recently held a Southeast Region for a Child Labor Lunch and Learn webinar in an effort to ensure that employers know the legalities of hiring minors.
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January was National Human Tracking Prevention Month and as the month wound down the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division updated the public about its continued effort to combat labor trafficking.
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Release: Employer name: Lubbock Essential Home Health Care Inc., operating as Essential Home Health
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC ‒ U.S. healthcare workers experienced a staggering 249 percent increase in injury and illness rates in 2020, based on employer-reported data, as they encountered serious safety and health hazards while serving those in need and labored countless hours battling the pandemic. In fact, healthcare and social assistance workers combined for more injuries and illnesses than any other industry in the nation.
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News Release: HOUSTON - Following a federal court order, the U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $139,068 in back wages and liquidated damages owed for 21 workers whose Houston employer misclassified them as independent contractors and failed to pay overtime wages.
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The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of a $4.5 million cooperative agreement with Pact Inc., an international nonprofit organization, to combat child labor in mica-producing communities in Madagascar.
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News Release: WEST COLUMBIA, SC - The U.S. Department of Labor found a West Columbia home healthcare provider shortchanged 36 employees who provide companionship and personal care for seniors, people with cognitive disorders, mothers of newborns and others who need assistance, by denying them the overtime wages they earned.
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U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh recently issued a statement detailing the January 2022 employment report in a press release, which showcased job growth in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The US Labor Department published a four page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a four page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC ‒ U.S. healthcare workers experienced a staggering 249 percent increase in injury and illness rates in 2020, based on employer-reported data, as they encountered serious safety and health hazards while serving those in need and labored countless hours battling the pandemic. In fact, healthcare and social assistance workers combined for more injuries and illnesses than any other industry in the nation.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.